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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1944
Page
6
Len Gilmore earned his 12th victory as Albany Senators battled through miscues and close calls. Gilmore yielded 20 hits, but supported by timely hits from Mayhew and Luzansky, the offense battled back with runs in the third and ninth to edge the opposition.
Paradelphia Sun reports the Tigers blank the A's 8 to 0 in the opener behind Disp Tront and Ford Garrison's late homer. Connie Mack's cellar dwellers, led by Trout, faced solid defense with three double plays in the early innings, while Flores limited the Tigers to four hits and six strikeouts in relief.
St Louis pitcher Max Lanier threw a complete game and then a 14 inning victory over Brooklyn 2 to 1 in the opener of a doubleheader. Fred Walker tripled in the 14th to drive in the decisive run as Marty Marion and Johnny Bopp delivered timely hits. In the nightcap Lanier again shut out the Dodgers until late. Ted Wilks blanked Brooklyn until the eighth when two doubles produced a run. The Cardinals built a three run lead on four singles and a sacrifice.
The Reds defeated the Giants 4-1 in the opening game as Shany Allen pitched three hits and led a shutout for the Reds' season high. Jim Hodstanty earned his third start, allowing seven runs not earned, with Frank McCormick, Chuck, and Bill Yoisele contributing key moments in a two-run second inning. The Giants managed six runs on five hits in the seventh, but the Reds held firm. In the finale, Allen hurled the Ottmen to a 7-0 victory, with timely hitting and stout defense sealing the sweep.
Albany and Hartford pitchers will compete in the pitchers' accuracy contest at Hawking Stadium during American Legion Night. The event precedes the Eastern League game and features standouts like Leonard Gilmore Fred Cremhance Charley Stenow Fred Tustin Bil Rodgers Chuck Hawley Origarnzen from Albany and Warren Muster Bil Marshall Hal Schacher Merle Settlemire from Hartford aiming for the awards.
Eastern League standings show Albany leading with six wins and Binghamton four. Hartford and Utica split results in a 7 inning or longer game. Williamsport and Scranton split, with Wilkes Barre and Elmira noted. National League results include Cincinnati and New York. Boston versus Pittsburgh. Chicago and Philadelphia. St Louis and Brooklyn with multiple scores. American League shows Chicago and New York tallying wins. Boston and St Louis split. Detroit and Philadelphia games noted. no games scheduled tonight.
Four of five seeded players moved to the quarter finals in the Elmora invitation junior tourney at Elizabeth New Jersey. Charles Oliver of Perth Amboy, the defending champ and top seed, recovered from early trouble to defeat Billy Smith of Ohio 24 in the opening set.
Boston over St Louis Browns in a tight two game set as Cecil Hughson shuts out the Browns in the first game and Bob Doerr belatedly drives in the decisive runs. Doerr homered for the Sox and Finney delivered the go ahead run in a ninth inning rally. Jim Bucher, George Matkovich, and Mike Kreevich contributed key plays for Boston.
The Yankees outslugged Chicago 7 6 in the second game of a doubleheader as home runs by Nic Etten and Bud Metheny helped spark a late rally. Hal Trosky contributed four singles, and Herschel Martin drove in two runs. The White Sox had won the opener, both games decided by errors in the ninth. Maltzberger earned the win, aiding the Yankees to stay atop the standings.
Tennis stars from 22 states gather in Seensh Wisconsin for the Western Tennis championships opening night. Pancho Segura of Ecuador and Pauline Betz lead a field of top players including Dorothy Bundy Betty Hulbert Joanne Dunn and Billy Talbert with exhibition doubles slated for the next day.
The Elmira Pioneers climbed from seventh place by sweeping Wilkes-Barre in a doubleheader. They won 8-1 and 8-2 as Tommy Baker limited the Barons to six runs and 22 batters faced through seven innings. Ernie Bickhaus allowed three hits in the nightcap while Elmira tallied early and late runs. Manager Jack Sanford shuffled the lineup, benching Johnny Ward after an error and sending him to the park.
Scores from multiple games reveal varied outcomes with Montreal, Baltimore, Jersey City, Newark, Rochester, and Syracuse noted. Key results include Montreal defeating Buffalo while Syracuse trails, and Baltimore edging Newark in close play.
Old guard Jost to Pvt. Kovacs leads a Red Cross exhibition as 12 year national and world tennis champion Tilden, with Vinnia Richards, fights to edge Welby Van Horn and Kovacs before 5,000 in a doubles showdown. Doris Hart defeats Mrs Kovacs. Van Horn over Nogrady. Kovacs and Wood beat Miss Hart and Ladislay.
The Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia 8 1 in the opener and lost 4 2 in the nightcap, as Jimmy Wasdell led Philadelphia with two doubles and two runs scored. Ken Raffensberger earned the win for Chicago with eight shutout innings, while Hank Wyse and Paul Derringer held the Phillies to limited hits in the two games. The split gives Chicago the two games to one series edge.
Braves defeated the Pirates 4-1 in game one and led 5-4 in game two before rain halted play in the eighth. Al Javery pitched six innings for Pittsburgh but allowed four runs in the seventh as Boston saw a late surge. Water Andrews limited the Pirates to six hits in the opener, aided by three double plays. The twin bill will resume when the teams reconvene.
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